Is it OK to eat Oatmeal 'raw'( without cooking it)?

I eat a lot of oatmeal and the taste is ok, but after a while it just gets old. Could I just get a scoop from the tube and swallow it with water? Will my body digest it, will I get the same nutrients from it as I would cooking it?

yes, go for it

I'm going to go out on a limb and answer your questions yes, yes and yes. Cooking it in water just lets it "puff up" with water.

Sometimes I mix uncooked oats with yogurt, though I get some funny looks at the office for that.

Yup, you can even blend it up

quaker and the like are steamed and so already cooked. if you're using steel-cut/Irish oats, it would probably be uncomfortable.

8oz fatfree yogurt with 2-3 tblspn raw oats and 2 tblspn nattyPB..this is my morning snack and is darn good ;) sometimes i put a few tblspns rawoats in my cereal or protein shake.

raw meening steel cut oats? cause thats what im speaking of.

I do it all the time, just walk over, pour some good dry oats into my hand... chomp chomp.

I do it every day, 2-3 times a day. Yes

There is nothing wrong with consuming oats raw. However, I think that it's very possible for them to be passed if you just swallow them without chewing any. I would recommend buying a coffee grinder for $10 from Wal-Mart to grind them up and then mix them with milk or something.

[QUOTE=Who?;45320821]I eat a lot of oatmeal and the taste is ok, but after a while it just gets old. Could I just get a scoop from the tube and swallow it with water? Will my body digest it, will I get the same nutrients from it as I would cooking it?[/QUOTE]

tried that for the first time myself today and i must say it's a hell of a lot easier than cooking the stuff

[QUOTE=JiP;45345391]tried that for the first time myself today and i must say it's a hell of a lot easier than cooking the stuff[/QUOTE]

Try Old Fashion with Milk in the morning. I think it taste like cereal (which is my favorite food of all time), without all the added ingredients :D

[QUOTE=BabyBodybuilder;45347031]Try Old Fashion with Milk in the morning. I think it taste like cereal (which is my favorite food of all time), without all the added ingredients :D[/QUOTE]

YES!

Besides oatmeal, one of my favorite protein shakes to eat right now that I'm partially obsessed with now after reading through other people's threads on the forums is:

1-2 Scoops ON Chocalte Whey Protein + 1/2 cup oats + 1 banana + 8-12 ounces skim milk

Blend that for about 30-40 seconds on high and you'll have one hell of a good shake. Add peanut butter if you want a thicker consistency or need more calories in your shake. I love eating these PWO. Soooooooooo good.

[QUOTE=TheNormalMan;45362871]Besides oatmeal, one of my favorite protein shakes to eat right now that I'm partially obsessed with now after reading through other people's threads on the forums is:

1-2 Scoops ON Chocalte Whey Protein + 1/2 cup oats + 1 banana + 8-12 ounces skim milk

Blend that for about 30-40 seconds on high and you'll have one hell of a good shake. Add peanut butter if you want a thicker consistency or need more calories in your shake. I love eating these PWO. Soooooooooo good.[/QUOTE]

I'm sure it's been covered before, but would consuming oats PWO slow down digestion/absorbtion of protein?

I tried drinking uncooked oats before, for me at least they were hard to get down. I'd reccomend blending them and putting them in with a protein shake.

I have Quaker's oats, and according to my folks, you can't eat 'em raw... they said if I wanna eat oats without cooking 'em, I gotta buy instant oats or pre-cooked oats...

does it matter what brand of oats or what kind of oats they are?

... or are my folks crazy or something?

Cooked oats: delicious and healthy

Raw oats: deadly

I eat raw oats all the time (when i am not on keto at least lol). They are utterly delicious, I prefer them to cooked

What I do:

Mix .5 cups oats with 2 oz apple juice (that's 1/4 cup, 4 tbsp). Let sit for 15 minutes. Enjoy.

I use quick oats.

I have Quaker's oats, and according to my folks, you can't eat 'em raw... they said if I wanna eat oats without cooking 'em, I gotta buy instant oats or pre-cooked oats...

does it matter what brand of oats or what kind of oats they are?

... or are my folks crazy or something?

[QUOTE=kidkurious;45724441]I have Quaker's oats, and according to my folks, you can't eat 'em raw... they said if I wanna eat oats without cooking 'em, I gotta buy instant oats or pre-cooked oats...

does it matter what brand of oats or what kind of oats they are?

... or are my folks crazy or something?[/QUOTE]

As already mentioned quaker's oats are pre-steamed and good to go. Clearly your parents are crazy, just like the rest of them.

Shelbz

[QUOTE=kidkurious;45566841]

... or are my folks crazy or something?[/QUOTE]

The answer will always be yes to that one. Parents can be insane.

Yeah its true parents cant tell you the most rubbish somtimes about your Nutrition, I eat raw oats every morning I love em :)

I've been looking for ways of adding GOOD CARBS - ENERGY CARBS to my morning protein shakes. I have THOUGHT about adding some uncooked oats to the blender and seeing if that would work. Now I just might try, after reading most of this thread.

If I had a penny every time someone made a thread asking about eating "raw oats".....f*ck!

[QUOTE=kidkurious;45566841]
... or are my folks crazy or something?[/QUOTE]

Yes, your folks just don't have a clue unfortunately.

Rolled oats aren't raw, they're de-hulled, steamed, flattened & toasted before they leave the factory. So no, you don't have to "warm them up" before eating them.

Raw oats look like this:

[img]http://www.culinate.com/hunk/39833[/img]

Then they go through this at the Quaker factory:

[img]http://image.made-in-china.com/4f0j00wvWQIzLBgUpM/Oat-Huller-Hulling-Machine.jpg[/img]

Eventually they come out like this:

[img]http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com/Thick%20Oats.JPG[/img]

i usually blend 3/4c "raw" oats, 1scoop protein and enough water to mix. yummy!!!

A tip for use in shakes, pre-blend them before blending into shake because it can get clumpy if you don't.

raw oats...not bad! a touch dry (obviously)...but simple and tasty. i get bored of the hot stuff.

I eat 4 cups raw a day.

[QUOTE=meyerson914;1109786663]raw oats...not bad! a touch dry (obviously)...but simple and tasty. i get bored of the hot stuff.[/QUOTE]

Epic bump